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Kyle Tedder

Huge First Half Lead Raiders Past Pioneers

11/19/2010 4:10:30 PM

The Southern Oregon men's basketball team jumped out to a 26-point first half lead and cruised to a 74-59 victory over Pacific Union today in Klamath Falls.

Southern Oregon improved to 4-1 overall and will face Bethany tomorrow at 5:30 in Klamath Falls.

Freshman Kyle Tedder (Coos Bay, Ore./Marshfield) made four 3-pointers and turned in a game-high 21 points to lead the Raiders. Kellen Hawley (Cordova, Alaska/Cordova) had six points and seven rebounds, while Drew Herrera (Medford, Ore./North Medford) finished with five steals and five assists.

Aren Rennacker led Pacific Union with 19 points.

Leading 9-6 early in the first half, the Raiders caught fire and quickly turned the game into a rout.

Tedder, Sam Osofsky (Westwood, Calif./Westwood), Trevor McCay (Petersburg, Alaska/Petersburg), Joe White (Springfield, Ore./Thurston) and Dex Daum (Fallon, Nev./Churchill) all had 3-pointers during a 36-13 run that gave the Raiders a 45-19 lead with just over a minute to play in the first half.

The Raiders finished the half shooting 48.5 percent from the field and 46 percent from 3-point land.

Southern Oregon cooled off to 40 percent shooting in the second half but were still able to cruise to victory.
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